ASPARAGUS WRAPPED IN PROSCIUTTO WITH BEURRE BLANC
Provided by Kelsey Nixon
Time 30m
Yield Yield: 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove the woody ends of the asparagus spears trimming the spears to the same length.
- Bundle 3 asparagus stalks together and wrap each grouping with one slice of prosciutto, leaving the tips exposed. Drizzle the bundles with olive oil.
- Roast the bundles for 10 minutes, or until the asparagus ends and the prosciutto slices are crisp.
- Drizzle each prosciutto-wrapped asparagus bundle with the prepared beurre blanc and serve.
- Bring the shallots, vinegar, and wine to a boil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan until the liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 5 minutes.
- Add the cream, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in a few tablespoons butter. Continue to whisk and add a few pieces at a time of the remaining butter. Wait until each addition is incorporated before adding more butter. The sauce should remain warm, but never hot or the sauce will break.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and season with salt, and pepper, to taste. If desired, strain the sauce through a sieve to remove the shallot. Discard the shallot. Serve the sauce immediately.
- Beurre Rouge: Replace the white wine in the original recipe with red wine and the white wine vinegar with red wine vinegar.
- Beurre Citron: Replace the vinegar and wine in the original recipe with 1/4 cup citrus (lemon, lime, and/or orange) juice and add 1 teaspoon citrus zest.
- Lime-Ginger: Replace the vinegar in the original recipe with an equal amount of lime juice and add 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger.
- Saffron: Add a pinch saffron threads to the reduction.
ASPARAGUS AU BEURRE
Steps:
- Steam the asparagus for about 5 minutes, until tender. Toss with butter and salt.
ASPARAGUS WITH CORNICHON BEURRE BLANC
The star of this dish is the sauce. Another stunner from Martha Stewart! Use this sauce in or with almost anything from poached salmon to artichokes. This asparagus dish is excellent served with grilled quail, or tuna, a roasted mushroom risotto and a bottle of Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir! Heaven on earth.
Provided by Penny Stettinius
Categories Vegetable
Time 35m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- To prepare the asparagus, cut off the tough end of each stalk so that all are approximately the same length.(* Martha says to peel but I skip this step.).
- Boil for about three-four minutes, or until al dente.
- In a small, nonreactive saucepan, combine the shallots, wine, salt, and vinegar.
- Bring to a boil and cook until the liquid has been reduced to about 1/4 cup.
- Remove the pan from the heat and cool slightly.
- The liquid must be just warm enough to incorporate the butter but not hot enough to liquefy it.
- Whisk in the butter, a piece at a time, until the mixture is well blended and creamy. If the mixture becomes too cool and the butter will not incorporate, return the pan to low heat for a moment or two.
- When all butter is incorporated and the mixture is smooth, whisk in the cornichons.
- Serve immediately over the asparagus.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.6, Fat 23.4, SaturatedFat 14.7, Cholesterol 61, Sodium 541.5, Carbohydrate 9.2, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 2.8, Protein 4.5
MORELS AND ASPARAGUS IN BEURRE BLANC
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories side dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put the morels in a dish, cover with boiling water and allow to soak for an hour. Drain, reserving the soaking liquid, then pat the morels dry and spread on paper towels.
- Boil the soaking liquid down in a small saucepan until it is reduced to two tablespoons. Set aside.
- Snap ends off asparagus and slant-cut in inch-and-a-half lengths.
- Heat two tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet. Add the asparagus, sprinkle with salt and stir-fry about four minutes. Add the drained morels and stir-fry another four minutes or so, until the vegetables are tender. Set aside.
- Add the vinegar and wine to the mushroom liquid and cook for one minute. Begin to whisk in the remaining butter, about a tablespoon at a time over low heat, until a thickened, creamy sauce results. Season with pepper.
- Divide the asparagus and morels among four plates, spoon some of the sauce over each, dust with chervil and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 263, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 522 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram
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